Gold Cup betting tips: Back United States to book their place in final with ease
The United States should record a comfortable victory when they play host to Panama in the semifinals of the Gold Cup.
The next year, the two teams again played in Newark, and the US won 1-0, but neither game was officially recognised. The first recognised game came in 1916 when the US beat Sweden 3-2 in Stockholm.
Since 1990 when Bob Gansler led them to the World Cup in Italy, the US have appeared in eight of nine tournaments. Their best finish in that stretch was a quarter-final appearance in 2002.
The US team did not qualify for the Gold Cup (known as the CONCACAF Championship before 1991) from 1963 to 1985. Since 1989, they have finished first or second in 13 of 17 Gold Cups, winning seven championships.
They qualified for 10 of 14 Olympics before the event became a U-23 tournament in 1992. The U-23 team have qualified for four of the eight Olympics since 1992 with a fourth-place finish in 2000.
In recent years their biggest success came when winning the 2019/20 CONCACAF Nations League, beating great rivals Mexico in the final.
Bert Patenaude scored the first-ever World Cup hat-trick in the next group game, a 3-0 win over Paraguay. In the knockout round, the US lost 6-1 to Argentina and finished in third place based on overall tournament records.
Against England in the second game, Joe Gaetjens scored in the 38th minute and the US held on for a 1-0 victory. The result has gone down in history as the 'Miracle on Grass'.
That 1990 tournament set the groundwork for future success though, with goalkeepers Tony Meola and Kasey Keller, defender Marcelo Balboa, midfielders John Harkes, Tab Ramos and Paul Caligiuri, and forward Eric Wynalda on the roster.
The tournament broke attendance records with an average of 68,991, and the final between Brazil and Italy was played in front of 94,194 fans at the Rose Bowl.
The American team under coach Bora Milutinovic played well, and players like Alexi Lalas and Cobi Jones emerged as faces of the sport with endorsement deals.
Led by coach Bruce Arena and goalkeeper Brad Friedel, the US opened with a 3-2 win over Portugal as Brian McBride scored the third goal.
Clint Mathis found the net in a 1-1 draw against hosts South Korea and Landon Donovan scored his first World Cup goal in a 3-1 loss to Poland.
The Round of 16 brought a CONCACAF clash against rivals Mexico. McBride scored in the eighth minute and Donovan scored in the second half for a 2-0 upset win. The run ended in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 loss to Germany.
Clint Dempsey got his first World Cup goal in the group stage finale, but the US were eliminated with a 2-1 defeat to Ghana. This saw Arena replaced as manager.
Bob Bradley led the American side into the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. A largely veteran team mixed in World Cup newcomers like goalkeeper Tim Howard, forward Jozy Altidore, and midfielder Michael Bradley.
Dempsey scored in a 1-1 draw against England before Donovan and Bradley scored in a 2-2 tie against Slovenia.
Young American players like Christian Pulisic (F), Zack Steffen (GK), Sergino Dest (D), Chris Richards (D), Tyler Adams (MF), Weston McKennie (MF), Tim Weah (F), Gio Reyna (F) and Josh Sargent (F) are currently getting domestic experience in Europe and played a crucial part in gaining qualification to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
USA qualified from their group in Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Wales, holding free-scoring England to a 0-0 and finishing with a 1-0 win over Iran. Pulisic grabbed the only goal of the game in the 38th minute when he bravely stole in to convert a headed cross by Dest from point-blank range.
The biggest rivalry for the US in international soccer is with their southern neighbours Mexico. The teams first clashed in 1934 and have met 74 times, more than the US has played any other side.
Mexico lead the overall series with 36 wins, compared to USA's 22, with 16 draws.
The teams have met in seven Gold Cup finals, with Mexico winning five times. Until the most recent Gold Cup, the only American win in a Gold Cup final against Mexico came in Chicago in 2007 with goals from Donovan and Benny Feilhaber. Miles Johnson scored in the 117 minute against Mexico in the 2021 Gold Cup final to give the USA their second trophy in just two months. The win was the teams 14th consecutive victory.
Howard leads the way with 62 wins, while Keller holds the team record with 47 shutouts. Friedel was part of 24 shutouts and 27 wins, while Meola had 37 shutouts and 32 wins from 1988 to 2006.
The United States should record a comfortable victory when they play host to Panama in the semifinals of the Gold Cup.
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